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|Meaning=(Also known as arc cloud line.) A line of [[cumuliform]] clouds that forms as a result of  local [[convergence]] along the boundary separating low-level [[convective storm]] outflow from the  surrounding [[environment]].
(Also known as arc cloud line.) A line of [[cumuliform]] clouds that forms as a result of  local [[convergence]] along the boundary separating low-level [[convective storm]] outflow from the  surrounding [[environment]].<br/> <br/>''See'' [[gust front]].
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 13 January 2024

(Also known as arc cloud line.) A line of cumuliform clouds that forms as a result of local convergence along the boundary separating low-level convective storm outflow from the surrounding environment.


See gust front.


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